Cabinet.



P. A. STOCKTON.

CABINET APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 1915.

Patented Apr. 4,1916;

HINGTON, D. c,

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE,

PAULINA A. STOCKTON, OF LAKE, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF-ONE-TI-IIRD -TO ISAAC IR STORIE AND ONE-THIRD TO GEORGE STOCKTON, BOTH OF RUGBY,,TENNESSEE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PAULINA' A. STOCK- ToN,-.a citizen of the United States, residing I at Lake, in the countyf of Fentress and Statev of Tennessee, have invented centain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets," of which the following is a'specificatlon, refto the accompanying particularly to a device of this general char acter especially designed and adapted for use in connection with sewing machines or the like; and it is an object of my, invention to provide a cabinet of this character having novel and improvedmeans whereby the work is prevented from becoming soiled or otherwise damaged by contact with the surface on which the cabinet is rested.

Furthermore, it is an object of my invention to provide, in combination with a cabinet of this general character, a pivoted leaf having coacting therewith novel and improved means whereby the same may be supported at "varying positions relative to the surface of the cabinet.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved cabinet whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrating a cabinet having an embodiment of my invention applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in section and partly in elevation, illustrating the means herein disclosed, for locking the swinging leaf or shelf in its various adjustments.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, C denotes a cabinet of any ordinary or preferred construction having mounted upon the table 2 thereof the sewing mecha- CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent; 7

Patented Apr. 4 191 Application filedJuly 19, 1915. 7 Serial No. {10,744. I i

nism' 3 "adapted to be driven by the wheel 4 in a well known manner. 55 denote the end members of my improved cabinet, the lower extremities whereof at the rear being connectedby' the panel 6 and thespace between the upper longitudinal edge of the panel 6 and the rear edge'of thetable 2 is adapted to be closed by the leaf pivotally secured, as at 8, to the rear marginal portion of the table 2 and capable of Vertical swinging movement with the forward or free longitudinal margin thereof disposed upwardly on a predetermined incline, as at 9, to form, when in an elevated adjustment, a receptacle to receive the work after be ng operated uponby the sewing mechanism to prevent such work from becoming soiled or otherwise damaged as would possibly occur should such work be permitted to drop or fall to the surface on which the cabinet is rested. Pivotally secured to each of the end members 5 adjacent the upper longitudinal edge of the panel 6 and to an end marginal portion of the leaf or shelf 7 is a toggle member 10 adapted to serve as a support for maintaining the shelf or leaf 7 in an elevated adjustment, and it is to be observed that this toggle member 10 when folded extends inwardly between the end members 5 and be 7 low the wheel 4: so that no obstruction will be offered to the rotation of the wheel 4 when the shelf or leaf 7 has been adjusted into a lowered position or in a position to curved or inclined portion 9 substantially flush with the upper surface of the table 2.

The pintle 12 comprised in the hinged connection ll is capable 'of endwise movement so that the same may be extended within the arcuately'arranged series of openings 12 closed adjustment relative to the cabinet or may be maintained at various angles of inclination, the intermediate adjustments of theishelf or leaf 7:.being preferably. for the a purpose of ventilation when itis not especially desired to use the shelf to receive the work after it has been operated upon by the -of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled,

' and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible ofsome change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in prac tice. a

I claim: v v

1. In combination with a cabinet, a shelf pivotally engaged therewith, a supporting member for the shelf operatively engaged.

pintle comprised in said pivotal connection being capable ofendwise movement, the portionof the cabinet adjacent the member be{ ing provided'with means coacting with the pintle for locking the shelf againstupward 'movement when in lowered position. 7 7 I 2.:In combinat on with a cabinet, a shelf pivotally engaged therewith, a supporting member for the shelf operatively engaged V therewith and with the cabinet, said =m'ember comprising sections having their ad,-

jacent extremities pivotally conneoted, the pintle comprised in said pivotal conneot-ion.

being capable of endwise movement, apor-i tlon of the cabinet being provided with perforations to receivethe p ntle wherebythe' shelf is maintained against upward swing-.

ing movementwhen in loweredpositioni In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, V

p 7 I PAULINA STOCKTON;

WVitnessesrv V i G. W. W001) V PnAnsoN PILE.

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